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8
The Reader
8.1
Functional Specification
The Kathrein RFID (Radio Fr
equency Identification) reader of the RRU 4xxx and ARU 3xxx series is a multi-pr
otocol-ca-
pable device for reading active and passive RFID tags in the frequency range from 865 to 868 MHz for Europe and 902
to 928 MHz for the American market. Based on the latest RFID standards, such as
EPC Gen2v2
/ISO 18000-63, the Kathrein
RRU 4xxx series support all market leading transponder chip features for security, authentication and encoding. As sup-
plied, the unit can read and write tags in accordance with the
EPC Gen2v2
standard.
It is possible to load additional protocols using software updates.
The device has a maximum of four external antenna ports for connection of the transmission/reception antennas for
communication with RFID tags.
For integration into a variety of infrastructur
es, the device has differ
ent communication interfaces, depending on the
variant. The power supply is provided either by a 4-pin M12 panel connector in A coding or by PoE+ according to 802.3at
(10–57)
1)
.
The Kathrein UHF RFID reader system RRU 4xxx is characterised by gr
eat flexibility in r
egard to RFID applications. One
reason for it is the wide variety of reading devices compatible to each other, which allows to select a reader from the
Kathrein product portfolio ideally suited for the respective application. Another r
eason for this flexibility is the wide
range of par
ameters for configuring the reader firmwar
e.
8.2
Features
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basic computing module
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dual-core embedded PC
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2 Ethernet ports, 1 Ethernet port (RRU 4400 and ARU 3400)
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GPIO
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©KRAI (RRU 4xxx)
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PoE+
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LED visualisation
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Wi-Fi (RRU 4560 and ARU 3560)
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Bluetooth (RRU 4560 and ARU 3560)
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2G/3G (RRU 4570 and ARU 3570)
8.3
Scope of Delivery
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RRU 4xxx reader
1)
Internal supply of GPIO VCC pin is not possible with PoE+
